Another more relaxed photograph shows the newlyweds sitting on some steps, with Prince Harry's arm protectively around his new wife as they both beam with delight hours after being declared man and wife.

In a statement from Kensington Palace, the newlyweds said: "The Duke and Duchess would like to thank everyone who took part in the celebrations of their Wedding.

"They feel so lucky to have been able to share their day with all those gathered in Windsor and those who watched on television across the UK, Commonwealth, and around the world."

Prince Charles and Diana's photoshoot in 1981 was also a more formal occasion

Prince Harry looks lovingly at Meghan Markle as he sees her for the first time walking down the aisle as the mother of the bride wells up with happiness

The photographs come just days after Prince Harry married Meghan Markle in front of a star-studded crowd from the Queen to the Clooneys.

The Prince, who has previously revealed that he knew Meghan was the one for him the moment they met, hadn't hesitated to propose to the US actress.

And the pair's whirlwind romance came to a head over the weekend when Meghan married her very own Prince in the romantic ceremony that broke with tradition and celebrated the couple's modern relationship.

Newlyweds Prince Harry and Meghan Markle praised for adding a modern flavour to the Royal Wedding

More than 100,000 people turned out in Windsor to greet the newlyweds as they made their way through the town after the ceremony.

The thousands of people who were in Windsor in person - plus the millions of viewers who tuned in around the world - were left melting at the couple's adoring relationship.

From Harry whispering "I missed you" to Meghan when she arrived at the altar to the flowers he had picked for her bouquet the day before, every moment of the wedding was filled with the couple's unique identity and love for each other.

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Ingrid Seward, Editor in Chief of Majesty Magazine, told The Sun Online: "There's never been a royal wedding like in modern history.

"It was certainly a departure from tradition and and bodes well for the future of the modern monarchy."

Their wholly modern ceremony was a far cry from Royal Weddings of previous generations and showed the Monarchy mirroring modern Britain.

Mixed-race divorcee Meghan, 36, was embraced with open arms by her in-laws — a welcome not extended to previous newcomers to the family.

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